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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Total couple families Married couple families Common-law couple families Total lone-parent families Female parent families Male parent families
Note(s) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 8,035 6,725 5,450 1,275 1,310 1,020 285
Total families without children at home 3,245 3,240 2,635 605 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 4,790 3,480 2,810 670 1,305 1,020 290
1 child at home 2,200 1,375 1,055 315 825 630 200
2 children at home 1,860 1,465 1,270 195 395 310 85
3 or more children at home 730 640 485 155 85 80 0
Total children at home 8,300.0 6,420.0 5,170.0 1,250.0 1,880.0 1,495.0 380.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K8V, CodeK8V)